In 1960, on November 25, Rafael Leónidas Trujillo‘s regime ordered the assassination of three political activists – the Mirabal sisters. This act marked the beginning of the end of dictatorship in Dominican Republic and became a symbolic date for gender equality.

Other efforts continued the conversation inside and outside Colombia. “He for She”, the global campaign for the prevention of violence against women led by the United Nations used the Twitter account: @HeforShe. Also, the issue of violence against women is frequently addressed in the journal Humanum.

These are just some of the actions that have taken place to promote gender equality and to fight violence against women. Global Voices follows many of these topics in Women and Gender, paying special attention to dialogues in citizen media.